add to

1. 1.

   have an increased effect

   “This adds to my worries”

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Questions about add to

What does add to mean?

add to means "have an increased effect".

Is add to a common word?

add to is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.